Jakob Sverker
Jakob Sverker is the author of the twice Selma Prize-nominated Europe Trilogy – political and philosophical thrillers exploring the future of Europe, where a Swedish foreign correspondent in Paris confronts an authoritarian movement. His fourth novel, The Island Council (2021), is an existential thriller set during the filming of a reality TV show in Southeast Asia, where the participants are suddenly caught in a violent military conflict.
Jakob has an academic background in literary studies and a professional career in IT. He also works as a writing coach, offering courses in literary analysis and collaborative writing, drawing on his experience with agile, distributed teams in the e-commerce sector.
Twice Selma-Price nominated for Europe Trilogy.
The Council
“The Council”, Jakob’s fourth novel is a philosophical and existential thriller in the same spirit as the “Europa trilogy”.
"The Council" is about the recording of a reality TV series called "The Shipwrecked" on a deserted island in Southeast Asia. In the country where the film crew and participants are located, a local uprising quickly escalates into a larger conflict. A faction of the military occupies the neighboring island to where the recording is taking place, which has dire consequences.
The Council (original title: Örådet) is a philosophical and existential thriller in the same spirit as Sverker’s acclaimed Europe Trilogy. It explores the friction between starvation, confrontation, and the brutal reality of exclusion, all against the backdrop of televised entertainment—set in a world where danger becomes everyday life.
“The Council” is comparable to:
"The Music of Chance" by Paul Auster "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
"Mao II" by Don DeLillo
Original title: Örådet
Publication: Ormstunga Förlag Februari 2021
Pages: 240
Rights sold: All rights available
Reading material: Full translation
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